¶Then I stood on the sand of the sea.,[a]
and I saw a beast coming up ascending out of
the sea,[b] having ten horns[c]
and seven heads.,On his and on its horns
were ten crowns diadems,[d]
and on his heads, blasphemous names on its heads.

b Cf. Dn. 7:2-7: 7:2 Daniel explained: I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea. 7:3 Then four large beasts came up from the sea; they were different from one another.... 7:7 After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared.... It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns (NET).

c Cf. Dn. 7:17-24: 7:17 These large beasts, which are four in number, represent four kings who will arise from the earth.... 7:23 ...The fourth beast means that there will be a fourth kingdom on earth.... / 7:24 The ten horns / mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom... (NET).

d The dragon also has seven heads and ten horns, but has diadems on its heads rather than on its horns (see Rv. 12:3).

The And the beast which I saw was like a leopard,
and his its feet were like those of a
bear's, and his its mouth like the a
mouth of a lion.;[a]The and
the dragon gave him to it his its
power, andhis its throne,
and great authority.

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a Cf. Dn. 7:4-7: 7:4 The first one was like a lion.... 7:5 Then a second beast appeared, like a bear... 7:6 After these things, as I was watching, another beast like a leopard appeared.... This beast had four heads, and ruling authority (Old Greek says "Language") was given to it. 7:7 After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared.... It had two large rows of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet (NET).
also note this is similar to what the serpent offered Jesus in the desert

One And one of his its heads looked
(was) like as (though) it had been wounded
fatally[a] slain.;
and His itsnear-fatal[b]wound blow (to a head) was healed,.[c]and And the whole earth marveled was
enthralled[d]at by[e]the
beast.,

They and they worshiped bowed to the
dragon, because he it gave his the
authority to the beast, and they worshiped bowed[a]
to the beast, saying, “Who (is) like the
beast? Who is able to make wage war with him
it?”

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a Does προσκυνέω here necessarily imply obsequence, or just fawning over?

And a mouth speaking which speaks great (things)
and blasphemyies was given to him it.,[a]Authority and authority was given to it to make
war exercise[b]for forty-two months was
given to him.,[c]

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a Cf. Dn. 7:8: 7:8 As I was contemplating the horns, another horn – a small one – came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things [LXX: καὶ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα] (NET).

b Gk. ποιέω, to do or make. R-P has καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία πόλεμον ποιῆσαι [and was given to it authority to make war]. Note that the Old Greek version of Daniel adds to 7:8: ...καὶ ἐποίει πόλεμον πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους [and it made war against the holy (ones)].

c That is, three and a half years. See time, times, and half a time in Dn. 7:25 (see note, next verse), which is three and a half years.

He and it opened his its mouth for
into blasphemyiesagainst toward
God,[a] to blaspheme his name, and
his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

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a Cf. Dn. 7:25: He will speak words against the Most High. / He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually [LXX: καὶ ῥήματα εἰς τὸν ὕψιστον λαλήσει καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους τοῦ ὑψίστου κατατρίψει (Old Greek); καὶ λόγους πρὸς τὸν ὕψιστον λαλήσει καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους ὑψίστου παλαιώσει (Theodotian)] / His intention will be to change times established by law. / They will be delivered into his hand / For a time, times, and half a time. [that is, three and a half years] (NET). See also Dn. 11:36: 11:36 Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods [LXX: καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν τῶν θεῶν ἔξαλλα λαλήσει (Old Greek); καὶ λαλήσει ὑπέρογκα (Theodotian)]... (NET).

It And (authority) was given to him it
to make war with the saints holy (ones),
and to overcome defeat them.;[a]
andAuthority authority was given to it over
every tribe, and people, and
language, and nation was given to him.[b]

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a Cf. Dn. 7:21: While I was watching, that horn began to wage war against the holy ones and was defeating them (NET).

All who dwell on the earthand they will bow to it, all the
ones dwelling on the earth whose name has not been written[a]
in the book (bible) of life of the lamb[b] which has been slain,[c]will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the
foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.from
the begininng of the world

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a Cf. Dn. 12:1: At that time Michael, / the great prince who watches over your people, / will arise. / There will be a time of distress / unlike any other from the nation’s beginning / up to that time. / But at that time your own people, / all those whose names are found written in the book, / will escape (NET).

a Cf. Jer. 15:1-2: 15:1 Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away! 15:2 If they ask you, Where should we go? tell them the Lord says this: Those who are destined to die of disease will go to death by disease. / Those who are destined to die in war will go to death in war. / Those who are destined to die of starvation will go to death by starvation. / Those who are destined to go into exile will go into exile (NET) and Jer. 43:11: He [King Nebuchadnezzar] will come and attack Egypt. Those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile. Those who are destined to die in war will die in war (NET). See also Mt. 26:52.

He And it exercises[a]all
the every authority of the first beast in his its
presence., andHe it makes
the earth and those who dwelling in it to in
order that they will worship bow to the first
beast, whose of whom its (near-)fatal wound
blow[b](to a head) was healed.

He deceives and it leads astray my own people those
who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted that
were given to it to do in front of before the (first)
beast;,saying to telling those
who dwell on the earth,that they should to make
an image[a] to the beast who had which
has the sword wound and lived.

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a Cf. Dn. 3:1: King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue [LXX: ἐκόνα χρυσῆν, image of gold] made. It was ninety feet tall and nine feet wide. He erected it on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon (NET).

It was And (authority) was given to him (the
second beast) to give breath[a] to it,
to the image of the (first) beast, in order
that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause do,
in order that as many as wouldn’t—if they
should ever not worship bow to the image of
the beast— to would be killed.[b]

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a Gk. πνεῦμα, breath or spirit. Cf. Rv. 11:11.

b Cf. Dn. 3:5-6: 3:5 When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage [LXX: προσκυνέω] to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has erected. 3:6 Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire! (NET).

He causes And it makes all, —the
small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free
and the slave, —to be given in
order that they should give marks to them on their right
hands, or on their foreheads;,[a]